I have an exterior door, well actually it's not an exterior door that opens to the interior, but an exterior door that opens into a courtyard, so basically it's exposed to the weather on both sides.
It is a custom wood door, odd size. It is difficult to replace because it has a lot of accessories on it. It has a built in mail slot with a mail box attached to the inside. It has custom hinges with pins to avoid the doors being removed by simply unhinging the hinges. It also has brackets on the top and bottom to fit two slabs of 2x6 lumber for hurricane braces, and it has the top and bottom spring loaded rods to attach the door to the floor and top frame, plus several mortise locks. Bottom line is it will be very difficult and expensive to replace and rebuild it.
The problem is the bottom of this door is too long, it can open half way and it will be stucked due to the uneveness of the mexican tiled floor. I attempted to remove the door and cut it shorter and attach a metal door bottom (something like this
I think the least expensive approach is for me to remove the bottom part of the wood door frame, and replace it. However, I cannot find suitable lumber. The door is 1-3/4" thick, which is thicker than the typical 2x4s. Is there any source for lumber with "standard door thickness"?
Thanks,
MC